Shahidur Rahman Khan is a Bangladeshi academic and the former Vice Chancellor of Khulna Agricultural University. [1] He is a professor of Bangladesh Agricultural University. [2]
Early life
Khan completed his SSC from Noagaon Janakalyan High School and HSC from Ramgonj Degree College in 1980 and 1982 respectively. [3] He did his undergrad in veterinary medicine, DVM, at the Bangladesh Agricultural University in 1986. [3] He completed his master's degree in microbiology at the Bangladesh Agricultural University in 1987. [3] He completed his PhD at Leipzig University in virology in 1999. [3] He did his postdoc in Japan at the National Institute of Animal Health in 2003. [3]
Career
Khan was a lecturer at Bangladesh Agricultural University from 21 June 1993 to 7 March 1996. [3] He was an assistant professor from 8 March 1996 to 24 November 2000. [3]
Khan was an associate professor from 25 November 2000 to 25 July 2005 at the Bangladesh Agricultural University. [3] He was promoted to Professor on 26 July. [3] He was the general secretary of Ganotantrik Shikkhok Forum, a panel of pro- Awami League faculty, at the Bangladesh Agricultural University. [4]
Khulna Agricultural University was founded with the passage of Khulna Agricultural University Act in 2015. [5] Khan was appointed its first Vice-chancellor. [5]
In August 2022, Khulna Agricultural University stopped recruitment of 77 faculty personnel following controversies over irregularities such as the hiring Khan's wife Ferdousi Begum, following instructions of the Ministry of Education. [6] [7] Khan has also recruited his son, Shafiur Rahman Khan, his daughter, Israt Khan, brother in law, and four nephews in different posts at the Khulna Agricultural University. [8] In total, khan had recruited or tried to recruit nine family members. [8] On 10 September 2022, Khan's tenure as the Vice Chancellor of Khulna Agricultural University was over. [9]
The Anti-Corruption Commission began an investigation against Khan in January 2023 over irregularities at the Khulna Agricultural University. [10] The University Grants Commission is carrying out a parallel investigation. [11] [12] On 13 March 2023, Khan was sued on charges of rape at the Khulna Women and Child Abuse Prevention Tribunal-3 by a female employee of the Bangladesh Agricultural University. [9] The employee worked as the personnel assistant of Khan. [9] The woman divorced her husband after Khan promised to marry her but afterwards changed his mind. [13] He was sent to jail in May 2023. [9] The register of the university, Khandkar Mazharul Anwar, who was also accused in the case was able to receive bail. [14]
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- ^ Khan, Mahbubur Rahman (2022-08-30). "Khulna Agricultural University: Recruitment stopped over anomalies". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
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- ^ a b Ahmed, Mustak (2022-08-30). "Ministry directs to scrap recruitments of VC's family members". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ a b c d "Former VC of Khulna Agricultural University jailed in rape case". The Business Standard. 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
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- ^ "Ex-VC of Khulna Agricultural University jailed in rape case". Prothomalo. 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "Khulna Agri Univ: Ex-VC sent to jail over rape charge". The Daily Star. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-01-23.